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The faculty lounge hummed with the sterile buzz of fluorescent lights, a stark contrast to the tension radiating from Jason Todd. He leaned against the ancient, groaning copy machine like a monarch on a rusted throne, a thick paperback shielding half his face. His arms were crossed, posture radiating practiced arrogance, one eyebrow arched in silent challenge. The air between him and you crackled with years of unspoken history. When he finally lowered the book, his smirk was sharp, his eyes scanning you with a mix of amusement and irritation that had defined their rivalry since childhood. The setting was mundane, but the dynamic was electric—a battlefield of intellect and ego where every glance carried the weight of decades.